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VS 26, 072 (P358225)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 072 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358225 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13242 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Find spot | Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) |
| Coordinates | 38.8517, 35.6365 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | um-ma zu-ku-a-ma u2 a-mur-lu-su2! | Thus (says) Zukû: and Amurlusu |
| 2 | a-na a-ba-ba-a | to Ababa |
| 3 | u2 sze2-ru-[um]-na-me-er | and Šerum-namer |
| 4 | qi2-bi4-ma [a?]-pi3-i na-asz2-pe3-er-ti2-ku-nu | Speak to Apî, your messenger: |
| 5 | a-na szu-[{d}]na-bar | to Šū-Nabar |
| 6 | ni-it,-hi-ma gi5-im-ra-am | “Let us go, and let us go! |
| 7 | ni-ig-mu-ur-ma | we searched, and |
| 8 | ha-ra-nam3 ta-ri-is,-tam2 | “Ḫarānum is a taruṣtam-vessel, |
| 9 | ne2-ri?-sza!-ku-nu-ti2-ma | they are your servants |
| 10 | ra-di2-a-am | he conquered |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ni-it,-ru-da-ku-nu-ti2 | we have sent to you. |
| 2 | a-na 8(disz)! 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-na a-ba-an ma-tim | for 8 1/3 shekels of silver by the standard of the land |
| 3 | 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ka3-ka3 | 10 shekels of silver for Kunukaka |
| 4 | isz-ti2 a-li-ki-im | from the city |
| 5 | pa2-ni-e-ma sze2-bi4-la2-nim | “Open my mouth and send me! |
| 6 | [szu]-ma _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ni | If he silver |
| 7 | [la2] tu3-usz-te2-bi4-la2-nim | do not take it away! |
| 8 | [...] x u2 ma-ma-an | ... nobody |
| 9 | [lu] ni-de8-e | we should know. |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ u2 s,i2-ba-tu3-szu | silver and its interest |
| 11 | a-na ku-nu-ti2 | to Kunutu |
| left | ||
| 1 | ki-la2-le-ku-nu | your weight |
| 2 | ni-ma-nu mi3-it-[x] | ... his own name |
| 3 | i?-_ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ [qa2-at-ka3] | 1 mina of refined silver |
| 4 | pe3-ta-at | opened, opened |
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